Does anyone have tips on growing Hydrangeas?

You can buy hydrangeas from almost any nursery and from many online sources. Because they vary widely in size and color, some pre-planting research is necessary. Some basic tips: *The acidity of soil affects color. Southern soil is generally slightly acidic, which makes it difficult to grow pink hydrangeas, although these will grow successfully in a pot, according to Dean. *Not all hydrangea varieties react similarly to soil changes, but you can experiment with color by adding lime to the soil. There is joy in the unexpected, however, and Dean prefers to let nature take its course. "Just the process of putting them in the ground changes their color," she explains. "I think it's too much work to try and change it." *Hydrangeas grow best in moderate temperatures, free from extremes in the summer and winter months. If the ground never freezes in your garden, plant hydrangeas in the fall and winter. If you live in colder climates, you should plant in the spring. Maintaining your Hydrangeas Fortunately, resources abound for the care of hydrangeas. Dean recommends Hydrangeas: A Gardeners' Guide by Toni Lawson-Hall and Brian Rothera (Timber Press, 1995) because it is accessible and addresses basic issues. According to Dean, pruning is a basic chore that confronts hydrangea gardeners. She offers the following tips: *In general, plants should be pruned early enough to allow next year's buds the maximum amount of time to bloom. *Follow two simple mottoes: "If in doubt, don't do anything," and "If in doubt, prune after they bloom." Some hydrangeas bloom on new wood, and some bloom on old wood, Dean explains, and the overzealous gardener will do more harm than good.

Temperatures below 25 degrees F. will kill the new buds. The spent flowers should be removed as soon as possible to allow the plant to direct it's strength to growing and producing new buds rather than seeds. Fertilize liberally in the spring using a good all purpose plant food Hydrangeas only flower on on the tips of new growth, so you can remove any stems which have already bloomed. The French Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) flowers from buds formed on new growth produced the previous year, so pruning of this variety should be done immediately after blooming in early summer. Other varieties of Hydrangea should be pruned in late fall or early spring. The entire plant may be cut back to the ground if it becomes to large, because it will quickly regrow to it's prior size, and begin blooming again. In acid soil the blooms will be blue, pink flowers in alkaline soil, and white flowers in neutral soil. Larger flowers will be produced if the plant is thinned down to half of the original number of stems. Alternatively, pinching out the tips of the new growth (prior to budding), will produce many more flowers but the clusters will be smaller Hope this helps!!!

My mother grows Hydrangeas. She lives in a unique ecosystem to Little River, California, called "The Pigmey Forest" made mostly of red clay. My mother built soil beds for her beautiful garden. Have your plants flowered ever? I think they take several years before they flower the first time.

i think plant has some season to flower it depends on but you have problem just searching biologist website you can get information

may be they need some fertlizers,to flower

Get some organic, bloodmeal based hydrangea fertilizer. Hydrangeas like to grow in a slightly acidic soil pH. In fact, the color of their flowers changes based on the pH of the soil they are growing in. However, they preffer it to be slightly acidic. I do not know how to force them to flower again though, you may want to try plant hormones, such as ghiberhellic acids.

Sorry i dont have any idea abt nursery.

well i don't know about the plantation but i think it depends upon the climate correct plantation in correct climate may give you better result.. but i think you refer websites that are dedicated to plantation.. sorry but i can't help you much more than that!!

Also I have a pretty Brazilian DAISY garden and I love them very, however when I go to travel I leave one visinho responsible for them, therefore thus I am not worried about my plants.

No idea dear.....I dont have any interest in gardening

sorry i dont have....